In fact, it was one of the wettest Februarys Hawaii has experienced in a decade, the National Weather Service said this week.

The state saw several severe storms — and bouts of flooding.

The first heavy downpour, from Feb. 4 to 6, dropped 7 inches on some spots in Kauai and an average of 2 inches on the other islands.

On Feb. 15, flooding forced the closure of Kamehameha Highway in Waikane Valley.

On Feb. 18, Maui's Waihee River had its highest discharge in over 15 years, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Flooding in the river damaged several homes and buildings in its path. Two people were stranded as a result of the powerful flood waters.

The last major bout of heavy rainfall, from Feb. 22 to the 25, hit Kauai and Oahu.

The drenched conditions created a few landslides, the most significant closing Kuhio Highway between Wainiha and Lumahai on Feb. 23. Heavy showers continued on Feb. 25 over Oahu with 2 to 5 inches of rainfall occurring over the windward slopes of the Koolau Range.

Although the rainfall totals were less than half of the previous week’s, the sopping wet soils produced about the same level of flood response in several windward Oahu streams. Kamehameha Highway at Waikane Stream was closed again for several hours.